Groundbreaking Info! Hack your Navi! (Change Pics, Remove Nag Screen) (Garage I-139)
04-05-2005, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkWraith33
This is fantastic... We need somewhere to compile the 100s of kick aZZ backgrounds people are gonna make...
04-05-2005, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by I10O0I1
dam nice work guys... i would try it but im afraid i might mess something up...
If we booger up the load screen, remove the - battery terminal and reconnect... WHAM... You're back. Nothing to really "hurt" either. It's just software.
Might give it a whirl tonight.
04-05-2005, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkWraith33
I kinda feel the same way... BUT...
If we booger up the load screen, remove the - battery terminal and reconnect... WHAM... You're back. Nothing to really "hurt" either. It's just software.
Might give it a whirl tonight.
If we booger up the load screen, remove the - battery terminal and reconnect... WHAM... You're back. Nothing to really "hurt" either. It's just software.
Might give it a whirl tonight.
I think you answered my question, so if I sell the car... I can put everything back?
04-05-2005, 06:04 PM
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how do you make it the right size and the same file size...all my bmps are larger
and when i finally got one to fit...it shows up on only a quarter of the screen?
and whats the image size...it says 480x234x8
i know what the first 2 number is...but whats 8...how do i change it
i cant get the images to fit the wholw screen
and when i finally got one to fit...it shows up on only a quarter of the screen?
and whats the image size...it says 480x234x8
i know what the first 2 number is...but whats 8...how do i change it
i cant get the images to fit the wholw screen
04-05-2005, 06:52 PM
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This is truly a big step for all of the navi owners on Acurazine. 
Finally, there is a way to get rid of the nag screen and change the boot-up picture without changing the navi DVD. Plus, there is no way that you can harm your navi system, and it is completely reversible and easy to hide when you go to the dealer.
When going to the dealer go into the setup and press the "load DVD" button, since the regular DVD is in the drive.
After taking it to the dealer, load the regular DVD, then swap and put the CD or DVD you made into the drive, and press "load DVD". Then, put the regular DVD back in.
Plus, who knows what could be done with this in the future.
This is the first, main block in the nav-hacking pyrimid.
Finally, there is a way to get rid of the nag screen and change the boot-up picture without changing the navi DVD. Plus, there is no way that you can harm your navi system, and it is completely reversible and easy to hide when you go to the dealer.When going to the dealer go into the setup and press the "load DVD" button, since the regular DVD is in the drive.
After taking it to the dealer, load the regular DVD, then swap and put the CD or DVD you made into the drive, and press "load DVD". Then, put the regular DVD back in.
Plus, who knows what could be done with this in the future.
This is the first, main block in the nav-hacking pyrimid.
04-05-2005, 08:25 PM
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hey folks,
this is fantastic...except the instructions are over my head. who is the NY area can do this and wants ta make a lil money helping a fellow TLer out? i'd want to give you a pic, and have you do the rest.
anybody?
this is fantastic...except the instructions are over my head. who is the NY area can do this and wants ta make a lil money helping a fellow TLer out? i'd want to give you a pic, and have you do the rest.
anybody?
04-05-2005, 08:47 PM
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i'm lost on step 10. is dumpnavi.exe supposed to be in the same folder as the folder created by the extract? i updated the bmp file but the navi.exe and diag.exe are giving me problems. any suggestions?
04-05-2005, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by theactivist
hey folks,
this is fantastic...except the instructions are over my head. who is the NY area can do this and wants ta make a lil money helping a fellow TLer out? i'd want to give you a pic, and have you do the rest.
anybody?
this is fantastic...except the instructions are over my head. who is the NY area can do this and wants ta make a lil money helping a fellow TLer out? i'd want to give you a pic, and have you do the rest.
anybody?
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04-05-2005, 10:10 PM
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Does that BMP imgae stay on the navi once you remove the CD-R and replace it with the Navi disc? Example: Do you have to load the CD-R everytime you start up the car to get the start-up image?
04-05-2005, 11:05 PM
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OK here are my contributions...they are jpg, so you need to save them as bitmaps... I have no idea if anyone will like them, but if you want I can post the psds as well...
I think someone asked for a Honda logo... maybe over at the TSX forums?
I think someone asked for a Honda logo... maybe over at the TSX forums?
04-05-2005, 11:30 PM
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good photoshoppin brett they look nice
ps, could u email me the photoshop file for the 3rd to last pic
www.turbowhat05@hotmail.com
ps, could u email me the photoshop file for the 3rd to last pic
www.turbowhat05@hotmail.com
04-06-2005, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by mrbrett
OK here are my contributions...they are jpg, so you need to save them as bitmaps... I have no idea if anyone will like them, but if you want I can post the psds as well...
04-06-2005, 02:16 AM
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Originally Posted by ThaShef
If I were to do this, would I void my warranty???
Originally Posted by jhan1102
Yes!!!
Since you touch nothing but the DVD, you prolly won't hurt anything. Maybe you should restore the original before visiting your Acura dealer. IMO.
04-06-2005, 02:55 AM
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its awesome, i love it!
took me several discs to get it just right, but when i finally did, it was worth the trouble.
went through several discs because of minor mistakes. a small tiny mistake and the prog wont run at all
took me several discs to get it just right, but when i finally did, it was worth the trouble.
went through several discs because of minor mistakes. a small tiny mistake and the prog wont run at all
04-06-2005, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by ayethetiense
its awesome, i love it!
took me several discs to get it just right, but when i finally did, it was worth the trouble.
went through several discs because of minor mistakes. a small tiny mistake and the prog wont run at all
took me several discs to get it just right, but when i finally did, it was worth the trouble.
went through several discs because of minor mistakes. a small tiny mistake and the prog wont run at all
04-06-2005, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbowhat2
good photoshoppin brett they look nice
ps, could u email me the photoshop file for the 3rd to last pic
www.turbowhat05@hotmail.com
ps, could u email me the photoshop file for the 3rd to last pic
www.turbowhat05@hotmail.com
xoomfree@yahoo.com
Thanks, and AWESOME job!!!
04-06-2005, 01:04 PM
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xelvic,
Are you sure he did it? He just wrote in his thread that he got rid of the text that appears in the nag screen, but you still have to press "OK"...
Are you sure he did it? He just wrote in his thread that he got rid of the text that appears in the nag screen, but you still have to press "OK"...
04-06-2005, 01:26 PM
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Chris_nYc,
He's still posting to the TSX thread... head on over there:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...&page=15&pp=25
for more info...
He's still posting to the TSX thread... head on over there:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...&page=15&pp=25
for more info...
04-06-2005, 01:49 PM
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got it to work
i finally got it to work. seems i was reading too much into the instructions 
also, i used a CDRW disc and with nero i burned it as a new CD-ROM(UDF/ISO). don't know if that makes any difference but i saw a post on the TSX thread that some guy tried ISO and it didn't work.
also, i used a CDRW disc and with nero i burned it as a new CD-ROM(UDF/ISO). don't know if that makes any difference but i saw a post on the TSX thread that some guy tried ISO and it didn't work.
04-06-2005, 02:08 PM
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I think the Navi disc is a completely different format and the system isn't the same one (made by Alpine) on the 2G.... so unfortunately, I don't think it'll work.
04-06-2005, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cornelius
bitmap files are so darn big.. I had to change to black and white and finally it works..
keep the color, you can even keep the 256 color and not have to reduce it to 173 like other people.... keep the quality of the pic, you dont want a crappy picture right?
make sure its under 113,000. check and double check by right clicking on it and going to properties or highlighting it before you open it in photoshop.
if its too big, then use photoshop or any other pic editor and slice off a very thin piece off one side, small as possible, it should be ok then, check before you use the dumpnav prog to alter the bin file. only alter the bin file once. you cannot keep trying to alter a specific bin file with a diff pic. it'll mess it up and you'll have to start from scratch.
so make sure the picture is the correct size before modifying the bin file.
the nav will automatically stretch the pic to fit on the screen
04-06-2005, 11:28 PM
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does n e body in NYC , Nassau area know how to make this work, cause I am really interested in adding that to my TL. I did not know that there were so many things that can be done to this car. you can send me as message if ur willing to help. Thanx
04-07-2005, 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by crazymjb
with a res of 480X234 with 256 colors you have a bitmap of 898,560 binary digits. Just thought you may want to know.
04-07-2005, 12:23 PM
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The way a bitmap works is the resolution is specified by X*Y*Z The X would represent horizontal resolution, Y would be vertical resolution. Z is for color. If Z is =1 that means it is white or black, 1 or 2. If you ad a number before that or Z= 2 then it is a pair of numbers, 00, 01, 10, 11. For every additional number you multiply the first number by 2. So 256 colors is 8 digits. for every pixel there is an 8 digit combination. so a 5X5 image in 2 colors is 25 bits. 8 bits to a byte. 1000 bytes to a kilo byte. I am pretty sure this is correct info.
